[Bug 989331] Re: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Sun Apr 29 23:12:38 UTC 2012

Steve,

I used the "Ubuntu Tweak" to change the login screen.

[]s,
Carlos Bahiana

2012/4/29 Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at canonical.com>

> Carlos, I'm reopening this bug report because there's evidently a
> pattern of users getting their systems into this state.  Do you know if
> this is something that you had done by hand?  If not we're probably
> looking at a package bug in one of the flavor themes that we need to
> track down.
>
> ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided => High
>
> ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu)
>        Status: Invalid => Incomplete
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to
> install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation
> script returned error exit status 2
> + plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo install failure because alternative is a
> symlink to self
>
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> Title:
>   plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo install failure because alternative is a
>  symlink to self
>
> Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>  The problem ocurred during the upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04.
>
>  Now I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
>
>  plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo:
>    Installed: 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
>    Candidate: 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
>    Version Table:
>   *** 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 0
>          500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386
> Packages
>          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
>  ProblemType: Package
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>  Package: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
>  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
>  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
>  Architecture: i386
>  CurrentDmesg: [   37.488332] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1778)
> terminated with status 1
>  Date: Thu Apr 26 21:40:15 2012
>  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth
>  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 2
>  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386
> (20101007)
>  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
>  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae
> root=UUID=c7af6374-3f0a-4cc7-9733-4ea3a8811016 ro splash vga=789 quiet
> splash vt.handoff=7
>  ProcFB:
>   0 inteldrmfb
>   1 VESA VGA
>  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae
> root=UUID=c7af6374-3f0a-4cc7-9733-4ea3a8811016 ro splash vga=789 quiet
> splash vt.handoff=7
>  SourcePackage: plymouth
>  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
>  Title: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to
> install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation
> script returned error exit status 2
>  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (0 days ago)
>  dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2010
>  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.bios.version: F.08
>  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>  dmi.board.name: 1435
>  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.board.version: KBC Version 58.1D
>  dmi.chassis.type: 10
>  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
>  dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.08:bd05/24/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv5NotebookPC:pvr049E100000243020000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1435:rvrKBCVersion58.1D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
>  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
>  dmi.product.version: 049E100000243020000020000
>  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>
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Title:
  plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo install failure because alternative is a
  symlink to self

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The problem ocurred during the upgrade from 11.10 to 12.04.

  Now I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

  plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo:
    Installed: 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
    Candidate: 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
    Version Table:
   *** 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 0
          500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDmesg: [   37.488332] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1778) terminated with status 1
  Date: Thu Apr 26 21:40:15 2012
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=c7af6374-3f0a-4cc7-9733-4ea3a8811016 ro splash vga=789 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcFB:
   0 inteldrmfb
   1 VESA VGA
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=c7af6374-3f0a-4cc7-9733-4ea3a8811016 ro splash vga=789 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  Title: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu30 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: F.08
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 1435
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: KBC Version 58.1D
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.08:bd05/24/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv5NotebookPC:pvr049E100000243020000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1435:rvrKBCVersion58.1D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 049E100000243020000020000
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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